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TONIGHT, THE FOUNDER OF ONE
OF THE MOST FAMOUS SOFT PRETZEL COMPANIES IN AMERICA
WILL LEAVE BEHIND HER PEACEFUL LIFE IN AMISH COUNTRY
AND STEP INTO A CITY RIDDLED WITH CRIME AND VIOLENCE.
I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE STUCK
WITH A VERY, VERY POISONOUS MENTALITY HERE.
IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR, BUT A LOT TO DIE FOR.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE,
SHE WILL BE CUT OFF FROM HER CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY
AND LIVE ON HER OWN.
(traffic noise, distant siren wailing)
THIS IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
THE SOUNDS ARE NOT AT ALL WHAT I'M USED TO.
SHE WILL SEARCH FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE WORKING AGAINST THE ODDS TO CHANGE LIVES.
IN THE END, SHE WILL DONATE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
TO THE PEOPLE SHE HAS MET.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY MEMORIES,
HOW MANY SMILES YOU WILL CREATE.
WHEN SHE REVEALS HERSELF AS...
MY NAME IS ANNE BEILER.
I AM THE FOUNDER OF AUNTIE ANNE'S SOFT PRETZELS.
WHEN I SOLD THE COMPANY IN 2005,
SYSTEM-WIDE SALES WERE ABOUT $150 MILLION.
AUNTIE ANNE'S HELPED ME
TO BECOME THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY.
I GREW UP AMISH.
I WAS AMISH UNTIL I GOT MARRIED AT 19
TO MY HUSBAND JONAS.
THE AMISH-- THEY'RE VERY GENTLE PEOPLE,
THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY NEAT ABOUT THAT.
ANNE'S LOVING FAMILY HAS SUPPORTED HER
THROUGH HER TRIUMPHS AND HER TRAGEDIES.
JONAS AND I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS.
BUT ANGELA, OUR SECOND DAUGHTER,
SHE WAS KILLED WHEN SHE WAS 19 MONTHS OLD.
THERE WAS A FARM ACCIDENT AND SHE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
AND BECAUSE OF ANGELA'S DEATH,
I REALLY WENT INTO A WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN.
JONAS BEING RIGHT THERE BESIDE ME
THROUGH THE DEATH OF OUR DAUGHTER--
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO ME?
EVERYTHING.
WISH YOU COULD COME WITH.
YEAH.
(laughs) YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE ABLE
TO SAY A WORD TO YOU ALL WEEK LONG.
I MISS YOU ALREADY.
I KNOW YOU DO. THANK YOU.
ANNE WILL BE GOING UNDERCOVER AND LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND--
HER CASH, CREDIT CARDS,
ALL TRACES OF HER TRUE IDENTITY.
SHE WILL TELL THE PEOPLE SHE MEETS
SHE IS PART OF A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.
I LOVE YOU.
HAVE A SAFE TRIP.
BE CAREFUL.
I LOVE YOU, DEAR.
LOVE YOU.
SEE YOU IN A WEEK.
SEE YA.
OOH, IF THIS IS MY RIDE-- I LOVE OLD CARS.
THIS IS GREAT.
I'M READY TO DO THIS.
IT'S LIKE A NEW FRONTIER FOR ME.
IT'S A BIG WORLD.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH PAIN AND SO MUCH HURT OUT THERE.
I WANNA KNOW WHERE IT IS,
AND I KNOW THAT THIS EXPERIENCE WILL STRETCH ME
FURTHER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN STRETCHED BEFORE, I'M SURE.
ANNE WILL BE DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE LINE,
LESS THAN TWO HOURS
FROM HER SHELTERED LIFE IN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA,
BUT ANOTHER WORLD ENTIRELY.
HER DESTINATION--
THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
(siren wailing)
AN ESTIMATED ONE IN TEN BALTIMORE RESIDENTS
ARE BATTLING A DRUG ADDICTION.
(siren whoops)
AND THE FBI REPORTS THAT THE CITY HAS
THE FIFTH-HIGHEST *** RATE IN THE COUNTRY.
THE FEELING I GET MOST OF ALL IS THE FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE
LIVING IN THIS SITUATION FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WOW.
(siren wailing)
WOW. THIS IS IT, HUH?
THIS IS WHERE I'M GONNA STAY.
(laughs)
W-WHEN I-I CAME INTO THE HOUSE
THAT I'M GONNA BE LIVING IN FOR THE WEEK,
I FELT ANXIOUS.
GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT'S OUT IN BACK
TO MAKE SURE I'M SAFE HERE.
I FEEL A BIT LIKE I'M IN A REALLY CHEAP HOTEL ROOM
WHERE NOTHING WORKS.
(sirens wailing)
OOH. THAT'S A LOT OF NOISE GOING ON.
I'VE NEVER MOVED INTO A HOUSE ALL BY MYSELF, EVER.
I ALWAYS HAD MY SISTERS OR MY HUSBAND.
I MISS THEM.
WELL, I'M GONNA GO EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANNE WILL BE SECRETLY LOOKING FOR DESERVING PEOPLE
WHO ARE SACRIFICING THEIR OWN LIVES
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY.
SHE HAS CHANGED HER NAME AS PART OF HER COVER STORY.
HOW YOU DOING?
HI THERE. HOW YOU DOING?
FINE.
GOOD, GOOD.
MY MOM ALWAYS SAID,
"IF YOU WANNA HAVE FRIENDS, YOU GOTTA BE FRIENDLY."
SO MAYBE I'LL PRACTICE THAT HERE THIS WEEK.
(siren wailing)
HI THERE. HOW ARE YOU?
I FEEL LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEELS LIKE,
WHAT AM I DOING HERE? AND MAYBE I DON'T BELONG HERE,
AND THEY DON'T WANT ME BOTHERING THEM
OR TALKING TO THEM.
(man) HEY, TAKE MY PICTURE.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
(siren wailing)
I'M FROM THE ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HELP, UM, A LOT OF DISENFRANCHISED YOUTH.
THIS--THIS GUY HANDED ME A CARD,
AND ON THIS CARD IT TALKED ABOUT THE SERVICES
THAT THEY DO AT SOME ORGANIZATION HERE IN THE AREA.
I'M BLAST.
I'M SORRY?
I'M BLAST.
BLAND?
BLAST.
BLAST?
YES, MA'AM.
LIKE, I'M HAVING A BLAST?
YEP.
OKAY.
WOW, A GARDEN. HUH.
THIS IS AMAZING HOW THEY HAVE A GARDEN...
HERE IN THIS AREA.
HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNE FERN.
I HOPE WE'RE NOT INTRUDING.
NO, NO, NO.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
LEWIS SHARPE.
LEWIS.
WELL, WE WERE JUST WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M THINKING THIS IS AMAZING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU CALL IT THE MIRACLE GARDEN?
YES, MA'AM.
WELL, I JUST NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE A GARDEN IN, UH...
HERE.
THE MIRACLE GARDEN IS FORMERLY AN ABANDONED LOT
OWNED BY THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
AND 76-YEAR-OLD LEWIS SHARPE
PAYS FOR ALL THE GARDENING SUPPLIES
WITH HIS NOMINAL PENSION.
WE STARTED IN 1988.
"WE" BEING YOURSELF?
YEAH, MM-HMM.
SO I'VE BEEN RUNNING IT EVER SINCE.
YOU KNOW, AND I GOT ANOTHER BIG ORGANIZATION
THAT I HELP SOME-- MOVEABLE FEAST.
MOVEABLE--
YOU MIGHT HAVE--YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE SIGN.
I GAVE 'EM THE FENCE. THEY GOT A SOUP KITCHEN DOWN THERE.
OH, OKAY.
ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO FOR THEM, YOU KNOW,
I DO IT.
GIVE IT AWAY, IT'LL COME BACK TO YOU, RIGHT?
THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.
(laughs)
SO, ANYWAY...
WOW. THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
WELL, ONCE AGAIN...
TAKE CARE.
"TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED." I LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE.
THAT'S WHAT'S ON YOUR SHIRT,
IN CASE YOU FORGOT WHAT YOU HAD ON.
YES, MA'AM.
(laughs)
OKAY.
WELL, THANK YOU, LEWIS.
WHEN I SAW LEWIS IN THE GARDEN,
IT--IT JUST GAVE ME TREMENDOUS HOPE.
(water running)
LEWIS WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
A TREMENDOUS INSPIRATION.
(siren wailing)
HEARING THE SIREN MAKES ME REALIZE I'M IN THE CITY.
(laughs) AND THIS IS PLACE OF, PROBABLY, A LOT OF CRIME
THAT HAPPENS RIGHT AROUND WHERE I'M STAYING.
PROBABLY NOT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE TONIGHT.
(siren continues wailing)
♪♪
ANNE BEILER IS LIVING UNDERCOVER
AS THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE IN BALTIMORE,
WHERE THERE WERE MORE THAN 9,000 VIOLENT CRIMES
REPORTED IN 2010.
SHE HAS LEFT HER SHELTERED LIFE IN PENNSYLVANIA'S AMISH COUNTRY
TO LIVE ON HER OWN, AWAY FROM HER FAMILY.
UM, DURING THE NIGHT I WOKE UP, UH,
MAYBE A HALF-DOZEN TIMES, BECAUSE THERE WAS A SIREN
OR A VERY LOUD CAR GOING PAST MY WINDOW.
'CAUSE I'M RIGHT ON THE STREET.
SO THIS IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
THE SOUNDS ARE NOT AT ALL
WHAT I'M USED TO IN THE MORNING.
I'M GONNA GO, UM, CHECK OUT THE PLACES
THAT--WHERE I MAY VOLUNTEER.
IT'S WHY I'M HERE, AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GET TO WORK.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU TOO.
"CASEY CARES FOUNDATION FOR CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN."
I'D LOVE TO GO SEE THIS PLACE TODAY.
MM.
(alert dings)
♪♪
THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY CASEY CARES
WAS FOUNDED 11 YEARS AGO.
IT OFFERS SPECIAL AND UPLIFTING PROGRAMS
TO CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
HEY.
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? I'M CASEY.
I'M ANNE.
NICE TO MEET YOU. HI, ANNE. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M DOING WELL. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GREAT.
ARE YOU CASEY-- LIKE CASEY CARES? THE...
I AM.
THE FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION?
YES, YES.
WELL, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?
SO CASEY CARES IS MEANT TO HELP
ALL CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN-- NOT JUST KIDS WITH CANCER,
BUT KIDS THAT HAVE RARE HEART DEFECTS,
BLOOD DISORDERS.
THOSE RANDOM, RARE DISEASES THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT,
THERE'S NO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT THEM
AND THEIR FAMILY.
WHAT REALLY DREW ME IN WAS THE BETTER TOGETHER PROGRAM.
I LOST A CHILD.
I HAD A-A 19-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS KILLED.
OH.
SO I HAVE THREE-- THREE GIRLS.
I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
I STILL HAVE THREE GIRLS.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE TO THINK OF IT ALWAYS.
TWO LIVE ON PLANET EARTH AND ONE IN--IN HEAVEN.
THAT--THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, BECAUSE...
YES. OH, THAT'S SO NICE.
I WAS LIKE, WOW, I WISHED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
SOME SUPPORT...
YES.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME. I SURVIVED, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT, UH, BUT IT'S TOUGH.
I KNOW. BUT IT'S ALWAYS WITH YOU.
UH-HUH.
SO WE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES...
THAT'S--THAT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY. IT'S NOT JUST THE SICK CHILD.
YES.
SO, UM, IF YOU WANNA HELP OR...
I WAS HOPING THAT YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME TO DO.
OKAY. FANTASTIC.
ONE OF THE MANY SERVICES CASEY CARES OFFERS
IS A PAJAMA DRIVE,
PROVIDING COMFY AND COLORFUL PAJAMAS
TO SICK CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL.
WHEN A CHILD IS ADMITTED,
A LOT OF TIMES THE PARENTS AREN'T ANTICIPATING IT.
CORRECT, CORRECT.
SO WHEN THE KIDS GO INTO THE HOSPITAL,
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN LIKE TO WEAR 'EM--
THOSE HOSPITAL GOWNS. NOBODY LIKES TO DO THAT.
YEAH.
SO WHAT WE DO IS, WE DO PJs FOR THEM
WITH THEIR FAVORITE CHARACTERS ON THEM.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
♪♪
21-YEAR-OLD LAUREN MURPHY
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STAGE 4 CANCEROUS BRAIN TUMOR
EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I WAS 13 AND 14 WHEN I WAS IN THE PROGRAM,
AND, UM, REALLY, I LOVED IT.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO VOLUNTEER HERE,
'CAUSE I WANTED TO GIVE BACK WHAT THEY GAVE TO ME.
ARE YOU ALL BETTER NOW?
I AM IN REMISSION NOW.
OKAY.
I'M ALMOST SEVEN YEARS OUT OF TREATMENT.
EXCELLENT. YAY!
SO... (laughs)
THAT'S SO ENCOURAGING TO ME
TO HEAR A YOUNG PERSON THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THEIR LIFE.
WELL, WHEN YOU'RE SICK LIKE I WAS,
YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE.
EVERYBODY ELSE RUNS YOUR LIFE.
AND I DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING AT ALL.
MM. MM.
SO I AM MAKING SURE
THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST THAT I CAN MAKE IT
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS FROM TREATMENT.
YOU DO? WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE?
OOH. HOW--HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU HAVE?
(laughs)
OH, WELL...
WELL, I HAVE-- I HAVE HEARING LOSS,
SO I WEAR DOUBLE HEARING AIDS.
THAT'S THE MOST PHYSICAL ONE.
I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORY PROBLEMS, AS WELL.
AND A LOT OF PAIN PROBLEMS,
AND, UM, SO I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT THERE ARE TWO LAURENS--
ONE BEFORE TREATMENT AND ONE AFTER TREATMENT.
AND IT'S GETTING USED TO THE ONE POST-TREATMENT
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT.
LAUREN HAS SHOWN ME
THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING THAT COMES YOUR WAY.
IT TOOK ME BACK TO THE DEATH OF OUR DAUGHTER.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OUT OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT SHE'S BEEN THOUGH, HER HEART IS HUGE,
AND HER--WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO FOR OTHERS IS HUGE.
WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT'S COMING UP--
IT'S OUR VERY FIRST CASEY CARES CARE-NIVAL.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VOLUNTEER.
I--I'D LIKE TO BE THERE.
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING YOUR DAY WITH US.
YEAH, OKAY. THANKS AGAIN. BYE!
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CASEY CARES DOESN'T DO ANY OF THIS FOR ANY RECOGNITION.
THEY JUST DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE THESE KIDS
AND THE FAMILIES THAT ARE SUFFERING,
AND THAT INSPIRES ME.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I WANNA DO THAT MORE.
I HAVE TO DO THAT MORE.
♪♪
I GOT THIS FLYER YESTERDAY.
AND THERE'S A GUY CAME UP TO ME ON THE STREET
BY THE NAME OF BLAST.
ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER.
I'M GONNA GO FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
HI, THERE. EXCUSE ME.
HI.
HELLO, HOW'S IT GOING?
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M ANNE FERN.
HI, I'M MR. BLACK.
MR. BLACK?
YES.
AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
I'M MILLICENT.
MILLICENT?
YES. NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I, UH, I JUST MOVED INTO TOWN,
AND I WAS LOOKING TO DO SOME VOLUNTEER WORK.
THOUGHT I'D COME BY AND...
TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
OKAY.
(Black) WELL, IN THIS COMMUNITY,
THERE WAS A LOT OF DRUGS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF VIOLENCE, THERE WAS A LOT OF GANGS,
THERE WAS A LOT OF TRASH.
EVER SINCE ROSE STREET CAME IN THIS COMMUNITY,
85% OF THIS COMMUNITY HAS CHANGED.
NOW YOU COME OUTSIDE,
YOU HAVE FLOWER POTS, YOU HAVE A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
YOU HAVE HOPE.
THE ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER AS A WHOLE
SERVICES NOT JUST THIS EAST BALTIMORE COMMUNITY,
BUT ALL OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WE HAVE A BEVY OF SERVICES THAT WE OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I-- YES, IT'S QUITE A...
RIGHT, AND SO...
QUITE A LIST.
ROSE STREET HAS A TOTAL OF SIX TRANSITIONAL HOUSES,
ONE UP-AND-RUNNING YOUTH SHELTER,
WE HAVE A WOMEN'S FACILITY,
AND WE HAVE INDEPENDENT HOUSING.
IT'S A LOT.
WELL, I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE YOUR FACILITY.
(laughs)
AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GET TO WORK.
ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER WAS FOUNDED 13 YEARS AGO
BY LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS WITH JOB TRAINING,
HOUSING AND EDUCATION.
(Anne) THEY'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
I THINK THE WORK THAT THEY DO
IS EXACTLY WHAT I WISH I COULD DO IN MY COMMUNITY.
THEY TAKE IN PEOPLE,
THEY TAKE IN MOTHERS WITH KIDS,
THEY TAKE IN PEOPLE THAT-- THAT REALLY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO.
EVERY DAY, THE ROSE STREET VOLUNTEERS
HIT THE STREETS AND HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE CENTER
BY HANDING OUT FLYERS ABOUT THEIR SERVICES.
IT'S BLAST.
HEY! THIS IS BLAST!
HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU, TOO. WHERE YOU WAS AT?
YEAH.
GLAD TO SEE YOU CAME, TOO.
I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU, UM,
YOU WERE THERE YESTERDAY AT THE RIGHT TIME.
IF YOU AIN'T BUSY, TRY AND GO OUT WITH ME,
AND WE CAN, UM,
GIVE OUT SOME FLYERS LIKE I DID YOU YESTERDAY.
OH. OKAY.
(siren wails)
SO WE JUST WALK UP TO 'EM,
WE SAY, "HOW YOU DOING?"
IN CASE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS SOME HELP.
AND HOPEFULLY, THEY KNOW SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS SOME HELP,
AND THEY COME THROUGH JUST LIKE YOU.
I SEE.
SO IF YOU'RE READY, WE CAN GO.
EXCELLENT. I'M READY.
ALL RIGHT, BABY.
HI, I'D JUST LIKE TO GIVE YOU THAT.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS A NEED,
COME ON DOWN TO ROSE STREET.
YOU CAN COME STRAIGHT ON DOWN TO ROSE STREET.
WE GOT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TOO,
I THINK, UH, TOMORROW, BROTHER. ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
I DO HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF
THAT IF ALL OF THESE GUYS HAD POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT,
FOR REAL, EMPLOYMENT,
THEY WOULD NOT BE OUTSIDE
DOING ANYTHING THAT WAS "ILLEGAL," YOU KNOW?
BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
PEOPLE WHO WASN'T IN SCHOOL, NOW ARE SO FAR GONE.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS,
DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
YEP, YEP.
YOU WIND UP BEING LOCKED UP FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
YOU WON'T GET HIRED FOR A GOOD JOB
THAT SOMEBODY WOULD REALLY LIKE.
SO THEN WHAT DO YOU DO?
SO ARE YOU KIND OF STUCK
WITH THIS KIND OF MENTALITY HERE?
I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE STUCK
WITH A VERY, VERY POISONOUS MENTALITY HERE.
IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR,
BUT A LOT TO DIE FOR.
SO WHAT PUT YOU IN THIS PLACE
OF SUCH A-- MAKING A DIFFERENCE?
I MEAN, I WAS ONE OF THESE GUYS.
HOW--HOW DID YOU--
I WAS HOMELESS SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD,
TO THE TIME I WAS LIKE 16 1/2.
I WAS OUT HERE SELLING DRUGS.
I WAS AT A POINT IN MY LIFE
WHERE I REALLY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT LIVING OR DYING.
I HAD BURIED MY BROTHERS 30 DAYS APART.
I WAS VERY UPSET.
OH, YOUR BROTHERS. TWO BROTHERS.
YEAH, TWO BROTHERS. AND--
HOW DID THEY DIE?
THEY--THEY GOT KILLED OUT HERE IN THE STREETS.
OH, MY GOD. I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
SO... I DON'T KNOW, I CHANGED THE GAME SOME.
I STARTED TO CARE A LITTLE MORE.
THERE COMES A TIME IN PEOPLE'S LIFE
WHERE THEY DO NEED TO CHANGE,
AND WHERE THEY DO JUST NEED A LEG UP.
I DO BELIEVE IN THAT
AND I DO BELIEVE IN HUMANITY.
I DO BELIEVE IF PEOPLE WAS PRESENTED
THE RIGHT INFORMATION...
YEP, YEP.
THEY WOULD MAKE BETTER CHOICES.
I TO--I AGREE WITH YOU. I AGREE WITH YOU.
I THINK BLAST IS A FABULOUS PERSON
WITH LOTS OF ENERGY, AND HE'S AN AMAZING GUY.
HOW YOU DOING, SISTER?
HELLO.
IN CASE YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS SOME HELP.
(Anne) HE JUST WANTS TO HELP KIDS.
HE DOESN'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT HE LIVED.
TO CONNECT WITH BLAST WAS, UH, INTERESTING TO ME.
AND THE FACT THAT HE'S AN EX, UH, GANG MEMBER
AND I'M AN EX-AMISH GIRL.
WE'RE ALL VERY HUMAN.
WE ALL FACE THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE SAME FEELINGS.
SO IT WAS--THAT CONNECTION WITH HIM WAS HEART-WARMING,
JUST TO KNOW THAT, WOW, I CAN RELATE TO THIS--THIS GUY.
(Anne) SEE YA.
(car horn honks)
SEE YOU LATER!
THAT WAS EYE-OPENING TO ME.
THESE PEOPLE LOVE WHAT THEY DO,
THEY LOVE THIS CITY, THEY LOVE THEIR CLIENTS,
AND THEY JUST-- THEY JUST WANNA DO THIS.
THEY WANNA HELP PEOPLE.
AND I'M SURPRISED AT THEIR PASSION FOR THEIR COMMUNITY,
AND IT MOTIVATES ME TO WANT TO DO MORE.
♪♪
♪♪
ANNE BEILER IS UNDERCOVER IN BALTIMORE
AS THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE.
CUT OFF FROM HER FAMILY
AND CONCEALING HER TRUE IDENTITY,
SHE IS SEARCHING FOR UNSUNG HEROES--
PEOPLE DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THEIR COMMUNITY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY,
SEEING WHAT I CAN DO IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THEN I CAN MAKE A DECISION
ABOUT WHO I'D LIKE TO HELP FINANCIALLY.
♪♪
GOOD MORNING. I'M ANNE.
HI, TOM. TOM PATRICK.
WHEN I CAME TO TOWN,
I WENT OVER TO THE MIRACLE GARDEN.
MM-HMM.
AT I MET, UH, LEWIS, THE GARDENER.
ALL RIGHT.
HE MENTIONED YOUR NAME TO ME, AND...
SO I THOUGHT I'D COME BY AND CHECK YOU OUT,
SEE WHAT YOU DO.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT MOVEABLE FEAST
AND WHAT WE DO, AND, UM, JUST GIVE YOU A TOUR.
ALL RIGHT?
I'D LOVE THAT.
MOVEABLE FEAST COOKS AND DELIVERS
QUALITY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS
TO CLIENTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND BECAUSE OF ILLNESS.
BALTIMORE RANKS FIFTH OUT OF ALL U.S. CITIES
FOR REPORTED A.I.D.S. CASES,
AND THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN SERVING MEALS
TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE IN 1990.
MOVEABLE FEAST RELIES ON PRIVATE DONATIONS
TO COVER MORE THAN 50% OF ITS OPERATING COSTS.
THIS IS OUR CHEF DAMON.
DAMON.
CHEF DAMON?
CHEF DAMON, HI, MY NAME IS ANNE...
ANNE, HI. PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
ANNE FERN. SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU DONE THIS?
I HAVE BEEN HERE JUST OVER TWO YEARS.
AND YOU LOVE COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY?
YOU KNOW WHAT? EVEN BETTER,
WHEN I GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, I FEEL GREAT.
THE MOST BASIC THING THAT WE NEED AS LIVING BEINGS IS FOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO SURVIVE.
FOOD AND WATER, EXACTLY.
AND IF WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE IT FOR THEMSELVES,
WE WIN.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
CAN YOU SHOW ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
HERE IN THE KITCHEN?
ABSOLUTELY. I'M GONNA DO BETTER.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU IN THE MIX.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE MIX?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA.
SO POUR IN AND I'LL STIR.
OKAY. SLOWLY?
NO, JUST NOT ALL AT ONCE.
WE GET A LOT OF FRESH PRODUCE IN.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GARDEN OVER ON DUNCAN STREET.
YOU MAY HAVE MET LEWIS.
I MET--I MET LEWIS.
WHAT A...
WHAT A CHARACTER, HUH?
TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS FRESH, RIGHT-OFF-THE-VINE INGREDIENTS,
THAT IS...
THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT ADDS JUST THAT MUCH MORE
TO WHAT WE DO.
EVERY TRAY IS TOUCHED.
THAT MEANS THAT EVERY TRAY IS PHYSICALLY BLESSED
BY PEOPLE WHO CARE.
YEAH. YEAH.
18, 20... 21, I THINK.
HOW MANY MORE DO WE NEED?
HE SAID 20. HOW MANY YOU GOT?
I THINK--I THINK THERE'S 21.
♪♪
THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE THIS MORNING
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY POSITIVE,
WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION,
AND THEY DO IT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WANNA HELP PEOPLE.
ONCE THE MEALS ARE PREPARED AND PACKED,
THE PEOPLE AT MOVEABLE FEAST
DELIVER THEM DOOR-TO-DOOR
TO THEIR 2,000 CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
HEY, GOOD.
NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME.
FORMER PRIEST TOM BONDERRENKO
IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MOVEABLE FEAST.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT,
UH, PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF WHO ARE JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT WE DO
AND COME IN AND SEE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.
YEAH.
OVER 52,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE LAST YEAR
THAT PEOPLE GAVE. WE'RE VERY VOLUNTEER-HEAVY.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO...
EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.
BUT MOST OF OUR CLIENTS LIVE ON LESS THAN $7,900 A YEAR.
THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.
DISABILITY--YEAH.
YOU KNOW, FOLKS WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS THE FOOD
THAT'S IN--IN MY CUPBOARDS.
THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING.
(man) OKAY, LET'S ROCK AND ROLL!
(Anne) OKEYDOKE.
HI.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD MORNING.
HOW YOU DOING? YOU LIKE ME TO BRING THIS IN FOR YOU?
YES, I NEED YOU TO.
(Anne) HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
(man) THIS IS TOM BONDERRENKO.
OH, I LOVE TO GIVE HUGS.
(laughs)
THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE!
BYE-BYE!
♪♪
(knock on door)
JUDITH?
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A KNOCK OR NOT.
(laughs) HEY, JUDITH, HOW ARE YOU?
I'M FINE, THANK YOU. IF I SMILE TOO MUCH...
CAN WE COME IN AND SEE YOU?
MY TEETH ARE GONNA COME OUT.
MOVEABLE FEAST CAME INTO MY LIFE
TWO YEARS AFTER I CAME OUT OF A COUPLE HOSPITALS.
BY 1989, UM, I WAS 3 YEARS HOMELESS,
ADDICTED, AND, UH, HAD BEEN THROWN AWAY BY MY FAMILY.
AND MY SON--MY MOM TOOK CUSTODY OF MY SON
SO I WOULDN'T LOSE HIM TO THE STATE.
AND, UH, I WAS IN DRUG TREATMENT CENTER,
AND THEY CAME BACK TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT IN THERE
AND TOLD ME I HAD FULL-BLOWN A.I.D.S.
AND I HAD LESS THAN A YEAR TO LIVE,
AND THAT WAS THE DIAGNOSIS BACK THEN.
AND WHEN MY CASE MANAGER FOUND OUT
I WAS GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE DUMPSTERS,
HE SAID, "LOOK, I KNOW OF AN ORGANIZATION,"
AND, UM, THAT WAS MOVEABLE FEAST.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY, I GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND...
(voice breaking) AND THERE'S SOMEBODY WITH FOOD.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER BLESSING--
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN MY LIFE SINCE 1995.
THAT'S 16 YEARS. (crying)
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, JUDITH?
YOUR STORY IS INSPIRING, AND NOT JUST YOUR STORY, YOU.
YOU. YOU ARE INSPIRING.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU'VE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, GIRL.
THANK YOU, JUDITH, FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH ME.
(Anne) OOH. HOW CAN YOU TOP THAT?
(Tom) OH, MY GOSH.
MOVEABLE FEAST DELIVERS AN ASTONISHING 739,000 MEALS
EACH YEAR TO ITS CLIENTS ALL OVER BALTIMORE.
I THINK WE, LIKE MANY NON-PROFITS ACROSS THE NATION,
HAVE FACED GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CUTBACKS,
AND WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT EACH DAY.
SO I THINK THAT'S STILL A CHALLENGE FOR US
DOWN THE ROAD.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO FEED ONE PERSON IN YOUR PROGRAM--
LIKE, WHAT DOES IT COST THE ORGANIZATION FOR A YEAR?
SO ONE PERSON IS $32.50 A WEEK, DELIVERED.
IF WE MAKE THE COMMUNITY A STRONGER COMMUNITY,
A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY, A BETTER COMMUNITY IN WHICH TO LIVE,
THEN TO ME, THAT'S REALLY WHAT--WHAT OUR MISSION IS ABOUT.
DO YOU EVER SAY NO?
IT'S VERY TOUGH TO SAY NO.
IT'S NOT EVEN SOMEBODY CALLING TO SAY,
"I WANT NEW BOOTS OR A NEW COAT" OR WHAT-- I MEAN,
IT'S SOMEONE SAYING, "I'M GETTING OUT OF A HOSPITAL.
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY WAY TO GO SHOPPING."
YEAH, THIS IS...
I-I MEAN, HOW DO YOU SAY NO TO THAT?
♪♪
GOOD DAY?
THAT'S A GOOD DAY.
BEEN A LOVELY DAY.
(Anne) THIS ORGANIZATION IS GIVING THESE PEOPLE HOPE,
UH, EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES TO THEM WITH A MEAL.
THIS EXPERIENCE-- IT'S OPENED UP MY HEART
TO A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE.
♪♪
♪♪
ANNE BEILER IS ON HER WAY TO JOIN MEMBERS
OF THE ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
ON THEIR SOLIDARITY WALK.
LOCAL BALTIMORE RESIDENTS WALK TOGETHER
TO SEND A MESSAGE OF UNITY AND CIVIC PRIDE
AND CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR NEIGHBORS TO COME TOGETHER.
HELLO.
HEY, MR. BLACK.
HEY, ANNE. JUST IN TIME.
YEAH.
HOW'S IT GOING?
ALL RIGHT. HOW 'BOUT YOU?
OH, ABOUT TO TAKE A SOLIDARITY WALK. READY FOR IT?
WELL, HEY, I'M-- I'M COMING WITH.
OH, EXCELLENT.
EVERY DAY YOU DO THIS?
EVERY SINGLE DAY, YEP.
HOW MANY OF YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY?
UM, SOMETIMES IT'S 10, SOMETIMES IT'S 20,
SOMETIMES YOU JUST-- WHEN YOU WALK,
YOU MIGHT HAVE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COME.
THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE...
OH, YEAH.
THAT YOU DO THIS WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THIS,
TRASH WAS ABOUT KNEE-HIGH.
AND THE RATS WAS ABOUT SAME SIZE AS YOUR SNEAKER.
WOW.
HOW'S IT GOING?
HOW YOU DOING, OFFICER?
HELLO.
(man) SEE, THE WALK IS FOR, YOU KNOW, EXERCISE,
AND, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING UNITY AS A FAMILY, RIGHT?
YEP. YEAH, YEAH.
BECAUSE ONCE UPON A TIME, YOU KNOW,
US WALKING IN GANGS LIKE THIS
REPRESENTED A BAD THING.
UH-HUH.
YOU KNOW, BUT KNOW WE TRY TO MAKE IT REPRESENT A GOOD THING.
SEE, A LOT OF TIMES, WHEN YOU SEE LARGE PEOPLE IN GROUPS,
IT'S NORMALLY NEGATIVE.
THEY'RE NORMALLY CHASING DRUGS,
THEY'RE NORMALLY DOING ACTS OF VIOLENCE,
BUT US, BE WALKING AS PEACE AND UNITY.
I'M JUST REALLY GETTING MYSELF TOGETHER.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS, BUT...
REALLY?
SO DID ROSE STREET HELP YOU SOME?
IT--IT HELPED ME,
BECAUSE I CAME OUT OF A-A LONG-TERM INCARCERATION
AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S HELPING ME TO GET MY FAMILY--
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M WITH MY FAMILY TODAY.
WOW. WOW.
YOU KNOW, AND, UM...
HOW GOOD DOES THAT FEEL?
THAT FEELS WONDERFUL.
AT ONE POINT IN TIME, I WAS HOMELESS,
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER POINT IN TIME
WHERE I COULDN'T PAY MY BILLS,
AND THEY WAS THERE.
DID YOU LIVE AT ROSE STREET? AT ONE OF THE...
AT THE HOME, YEAH. FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
(speaks indistinctly)
WHERE WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT, UH...
LOST.
(Anne) AS WE WALKED THE STREETS TONIGHT,
IT WAS JUST VERY OBVIOUS
THAT THE SOLIDARITY WALK REALLY REPRESENTS THE FAMILY.
SO YOU FEEL THE ENERGY AND LOVE?
OH, MY GOODNESS. I WILL HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIEW.
OH, OKAY.
IT'S--IT'S HOPEFUL.
YEAH.
I'M SO AMAZED. LOVE BREAKS EVERY BARRIER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CULTURE YOU ARE.
LOVE CAN OVERCOME IT ALL.
THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND THEM TODAY.
WE WERE--I JUST FELT LIKE WE WERE ONE.
♪♪
IT'S A NEW DAY IN BALTIMORE AND ANNE BEILER'S EXPERIENCE
AS THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE CONTINUES.
RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADED FOR CASEY CARES CARE-NIVAL.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
TODAY IS THE FIRST CASEY CARES CARE-NIVAL.
THE EVENT IS DESIGNED TO BRING JOY, LAUGHTER,
AND ENTERTAINMENT TO SICK KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
HEY, LAUREN! (laughs)
(Lauren) HI, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOOD. I'M...
BUSY BEAVER?
PUTTING THEM IN...
CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG?
SURE.
I SO ENJOYED YESTERDAY...
ME, TOO.
SPENDING TIME WITH YOU YESTERDAY.
THAT WAS FUN, YEAH.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT TODAY.
YES.
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY! CASEY!
NICE TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT HERE TODAY.
WELL, I AM SO LUCKY TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW FOR THIS EVENT.
I KNOW. UM, ARE YOU FREE? HAVE YOU BEEN ASSIGNED
ANY TASK YET?
NO, I'VE NOT. JUST--WHAT CAN I DO?
SUPER. OKAY, SO DO YOU MIND STICKING THE TAILS
JUST AROUND, UM, THE DONKEY THERE?
OKAY, SURE.
YO! AW.
KICK IT! GET IT! WHOO! GOOD JOB!
WHO WANTS THEIR COTTON CANDY?
WHOO! THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.
GWEN IS A MOM
OF ONE OF THE BOYS WHO USED TO BE IN OUR PROGRAMS.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE LOST HIS BATTLE,
AND SHE'S HERE VOLUNTEERING.
HI, ANNE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, GWEN.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD SOME...
HAD A REAL HARDSHIP IN YOUR LIFE AS WELL.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
GARRETT WAS MY SON WHO PASSED AWAY,
EASTER A YEAR AGO.
OH, MY. SUCH--
THAT'S A VERY SHORT TIME.
I LOST A LITTLE GIRL WHEN SHE WAS 19 MONTHS OLD.
OHH.
AND THAT'S BEEN 35 YEARS AGO.
I KNOW, YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK THAT FAR--
OH. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE BACK THAT FAR.
YOU CAN'T THINK THAT FAR.
BUT I DO KNOW WHEN YOU LOSE A CHILD,
IT CHANGES YOUR LIFE FOREVER.
AND WHAT I TRIED TO DO
WAS KIND OF LIKE HANG ON TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO JUST MOVE ON.
LOSING MY ANGELA WAS... ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS
THAT I--THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN LIFE.
AND--AND I THINK I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE SHE IS
A YEAR LATER.
SHE'S STILL MISSING HER SON,
STILL GRIEVING DEEPLY.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO LAY THAT DOWN.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET THERE.
(speaks indistinctly)
HOW OLD WAS YOUR SON?
7.
OH.
MM-HMM.
NOT LONG ENOUGH.
MMM. THANK YOU.
HI. ANNE.
NICE MEETING YOU.
AND YOUR NAME?
ALICE.
ALICE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND THIS IS ED.
HELLO.
HI, ED. NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M ANNE.
HE HAS LEUKEMIA.
OH.
YES, HE WAS DIAGNOSED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
WOW. I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT. HOW'S HE DOING?
HE'S DOING GOOD.
HE'S DOING GOOD.
WE HAVE FOUR MORE MONTHS TO GO BEFORE TREATMENT IS DONE,
AND WE'RE EXCITED.
WELL, THAT'S EXCITING, HUH?
YES, IT IS. IT'S DEVASTATING.
IT'S EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE, OR PARENTS' NIGHTMARE,
TO FIND OUT YOUR KIDS HAVE CANCER, YOU KNOW?
BUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME,
CASEY CARES, YOU KNOW, STAYED WITH US.
YES. YEAH.
(Anne) YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SADNESS
IN THE EYES OF THE PARENTS,
PROBABLY MORE THAN THE KIDS.
THE PARENTS REALLY DO CARRY THE BURDEN
OF THEIR SICK CHILDREN.
AND, UH, YOU COULD-- YOU COULD FEEL THAT.
HAVE FUN PAINTING.
(laughs)
(Anne) THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT THESE KIDS HAVE TO ENDURE,
BUT CASEY CARES IS THERE TO STOP THE PAIN FOR A MINUTE
AND LET THEM ENJOY A MOMENT.
IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE--
TAKING THE TIME TO CARE.
(laughs)
PRETTY CLOSE. YOU WANNA TRY IT AGAIN?
(Casey) SO ALL THESE PEOPLE--LOOK AT THAT.
YOU HELPED MAKE ALL THESE PEOPLE HAPPY TODAY.
(Anne) WELL, I'M JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
OH. WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
BYE-BYE.
BYE-BYE.
♪♪
OH, THANK YOU.
IT'S SAD TO SEE HOW PEOPLE STRUGGLE
AND HOW THEY LIVE LIFE...
NOT JUST A DAY, NOT JUST A WEEK,
BUT MONTH AFTER MONTH, YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT.
♪♪
♪♪
ANNE BEILER'S TIME IN BALTIMORE IS COMING TO AN END.
(Anne) TONIGHT, UM, AS I THINK ABOUT
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I MET,
I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT I HAVE THE INFORMATION
THAT I NEED TO MAKE A VERY GOOD DECISION.
I'M STILL NOT EXACTLY SURE
HOW MUCH I WANT TO GIVE TO EACH ORGANIZATION.
TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY,
SO I'LL NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION PRETTY SOON.
♪♪
IT IS THE LAST DAY OF ANNE BEILER'S
SECRET MILLIONAIRE EXPERIENCE.
TODAY SHE WILL REVEAL HER TRUE IDENTITY
AND SURPRISE HER NEW FRIENDS WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW I'M GONNA ACT,
BUT I DO KNOW IT'LL BE AN EMOTIONAL DAY.
I WAS HOPING THE SUN WOULD BE SHINING TODAY.
MAYBE I'LL BE ABLE TO BRING SOME SUNSHINE, UH,
INTO THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE I MEET TODAY.
I'M ON MY WAY TO CASEY CARES
TO DELIVER THESE PJs,
AND I'M THRILLED THAT I HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO HELP THIS ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME.
WE'VE COVERED ALL OF THE AGE GROUPS. EVERY AGE GROUP.
(Anne, singsongy) HELLO.
HELLO!
AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING?
OH, MY GOSH. NO! COME ON IN!
BEARING GIFTS?
BEARING GIFTS.
WOW.
THANK YOU!
HOW ARE YOU?
WONDERFUL. HOW ARE YOU?
LOVELY. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL SITTING IN THIS ROOM TOGETHER,
'CAUSE I WANTED TO JUST TELL YOU
HOW I, UH, FEEL ABOUT CASEY CARES.
I JUST REALLY FELT SO MUCH LOVE HERE,
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT CASEY CARES
AS I, YOU KNOW, JUST THOUGHT ABOUT YOU AND--AND WHAT YOU DO,
YOU KNOW, THE THOUGHT CAME TO ME THAT YOU REALLY GIVE LIFE.
I MEAN, YOU HELPED LAUREN
GET THROUGH HER TOUGH EPISODE WITH CANCER.
AND I SEE HER HERE TODAY, AND I'M THINKING, WOW,
YOU KNOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR CASEY CARES,
I KNOW YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU JUST--
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD BE.
I JUST WANTED TO COME BACK AND--AND TELL YOU THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE IS ONE MORE THING.
I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU AS ANNE FERN.
UH, MY NAME IS REALLY ANNE BEILER,
AND I'M A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMAN...
AND I'M A MILLIONAIRE.
(woman) OH, MY GOD!
I WANNA GIVE CASEY CARES A CHECK TODAY OF, UM,
$45,000.
WOW.
(applause)
OH, MY GOSH.
(laughs)
(crying) THANK YOU.
OH, MY GOSH.
SO--WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,
THERE'S NO TEARS HERE. LIKE, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CRY.
ONCE WE CRY, WE MIGHT NEVER STOP,
BECAUSE WHAT WE DEAL WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY,
NO CHILD, NO PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
SO WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CRY HERE.
EXCEPT TODAY. HOW ABOUT THAT, GUYS?
DO I GET THE CLEARANCE?
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED NOW.
DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE BACK NEXT WEEK?
THAT'S RIGHT.
(laughter)
UGH!
FOR ANNE TO COME IN AND FOR HER TO RECOGNIZE
WHY OUR MISSION IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO
ALL THE CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAM--
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST AND BEST GIFT POSSIBLE
THAT SHE COULD HAVE GIVEN.
AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE WE ARE GONNA PUT THAT MONEY
TO GREAT USE.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY MEMORIES,
HOW MANY SMILES YOU WILL CREATE.
YOU TOUCHED MY HEART
THE MINUTE I STARTED TO TALK TO YOU.
(Anne) IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE THING. JUST GIVE IT AWAY.
AND WHAT COMES BACK TO ME
IS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN I GAVE AWAY.
♪♪
I'M ON MY WAY TO ROSE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER,
AND I'M JUST FEELING, UH, NERVOUS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF,
UH, THE FACT THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO TELL THEM WHO I AM.
(speaks indistinctly)
HEY! THE BABY!
HEY!
AND THE BLAST.
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?
HOW'S IT GOING?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
EXCELLENT.
IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AGAIN.
OH, YEAH.
I TOLD YOU I WAS COMING BACK
TO DO SOME VOLUNTEER WORK.
ACTUALLY WAS, UH, GOING TO DO A SOLIDARITY WALK.
RIGHT NOW?
YEAH.
OOH, I'M UP FOR THAT.
OKAY.
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN I JUST TELL YOU...
UH, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I AM
AND GRATEFUL I AM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
OH... IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE, ANNE.
AND ALL OF YOU HAVE REALLY MADE ME FEEL WELCOME.
(laughs)
AND YOU KNOW, I'M A COUNTRY GIRL.
SO...
UH, I'M NOT A CITY SLICKER.
OKAY.
OKAY?
I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN CALL YOU MY FRIEND.
YEAH?
YEAH? YEAH?
CALL ME FAMILY, ACTUALLY.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER THING I NEED TO TELL YOU.
I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU AS ANNE FERN.
UH-HUH.
MY REAL NAME IS ANNE BEILER.
AND, UM, I NEVER KNEW
THAT I COULD GO INTO A BLACK COMMUNITY AND FEEL LOVED.
YEAH.
THAT'S RIGHT.
MY COMPANY IS AUNTIE ANNE'S SOFT PRETZELS.
NUH-UH!
(laughing)
NUH-UH! OH, MY GOODNESS!
NO!
YOU KNOW IT?
REALLY?
(woman) REALLY? ARE YOU BEING DEAD SERIOUS?
YES, I'M AUNTIE ANNE.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
I LIKE THE CINNAMON ONES WITH THE EXTRA BUTTER!
WE LOVE YOUR PRETZELS!
AND SO TODAY, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CHECK...
(laughs)
I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A CHECK
OF $65,000.
OH, MY GOD.
(exhales)
BLESS YOUR HEART.
BLESS YOUR HEART.
BLESS YOUR HEART.
OH, MAN.
THANK YOU.
(laughs)
GROUP HUG. GROUP HUG.
THANKS, BABY.
OH, MAN, IT'S MY PLEASURE.
MY JOY.
THANK YOU.
IT'S ALL MINE.
BLESS YOUR HEART. THAT'S... (laughs)
THIS--THIS IS ONE OF THE RARE MOMENTS
I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
FOR HER TO GIVE US A CHECK,
FOR OTHERS TO GET HELP IS JUST...
THAT'S--THAT'S LOVE RIGHT THERE. FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SENT...
AN ANGEL TO ME, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE A GOOD STEWARD OVER THAT MONEY.
OH, YEAH.
AND YOU'RE GONNA USE IT...
SAVE A LOT OF LIVES.
TO GIVE PEOPLE A LIFE...
OH, YEAH.
AND TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY WHAT YOU ALL WANT IT TO BE
FOR YOUR CHILDREN.
(Black) THANK YOU.
WHOO!
(both laugh)
BYE-BYE, ALL!
BYE!
HAVE A GOOD DAY! THANKS, ANNE!
ALL RIGHT. I WILL.
BYE!
I'M OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE
BECAUSE I DID THIS TODAY.
BUT THERE'S MORE. I WANNA KEEP GIVING.
♪♪
♪♪
SECRET MILLIONAIRE ANNE BEILER
HAS ALREADY DONATED $110,000
TO PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IN THE TROUBLED CITY OF BALTIMORE.
(laughs)
HEY, MISTER LEWIS!
HEY, HOW YOU DOING? HOW YOU DOING?
I CAME BY...
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
OH, PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY GOOD.
WELL, YOU JUST--I JUST WANTED TO COME BACK
AND TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM
TO HAVE MET YOU,
BUT I-I GOTTA TELL YOU,
I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED,
AND TODAY, I-I WANT TO PRESENT YOU
A SMALL CHECK OF, UM...
OF $5,000...
OH, LORD.
MADE OUT TO LEWIS SHARPE.
AND THAT'S YOUR BLESSING FOR THE DAY, BROTHER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
(laughs)
WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO YOUR COMMUNITY...
RIGHT.
IS ABSOLUTELY INSPIRATIONAL TO ME.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A SMALL TOKEN.
THANK YOU.
BUT, UH, BEFORE I GO, THERE'S--
THERE'S, UH, ONE MORE THING I'D LIKE TO...
WHAT'S THAT?
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU.
SO CAN YOU COME UP-- COME WITH ME
AND WE'LL WALK OUT TO THE GATE?
TURN AROUND, AND WE GOT YOU THIS, TOO.
OH, MY LORD.
HOW CAN I EVER...
(laughs)
ANNE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, HONEY.
UH-HUH. IT'S ALL YOURS.
IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO ME, I'M TELLING YOU.
Y'ALL GOTTA EXCUSE THIS.
THIS IS JUST... TEARS OF JOY.
AW, MAN. YOU DON'T KNOW...
YOU DON'T--YOU CAN'T...
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TO REALLY KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
UH, I KNOW SOMEBODY UP THERE LOVE ME.
(laughs)
IF I DON'T EVER SEE YOU AGAIN,
I-I KNOW WHERE I'M GONNA SEE YOU.
RIGHT.
I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER THIS LIFE.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME.
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING, HOME.
SO WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER THERE,
IF NOT IN THIS LIFE.
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
YOU'VE REALLY INSPIRED ME, LEWIS.
WELL, YOU KNOW THE WORLD BE A WHOLE LOT MORE BETTER
IF WE HAD PEOPLE-- MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, HONEY!
I LOVE YOU!
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING TO MOVEABLE FEAST.
AND I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE THEM
AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHO I AM
AND WHAT I REALLY CAME TO TOWN FOR.
HEY, TOM. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY!
CAN I JUST SAY A FEW THINGS?
YEAH, SURE.
UM, JUST BEING HERE,
UH, YOU HAVE TOTALLY INSPIRED ME.
YOU ARE GIVING LIFE TO YOUR CLIENTS
ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND AS I TRAVELED WITH YOU IN THE VAN, TOM,
IN THE POURING-DOWN RAIN,
AND AS YOU'RE TELLING ME YOUR STORIES ABOUT ALL THESE PEOPLE
THAT YOU'RE SERVING,
YOU TEAR UP JUST THINKING ABOUT THE FACT
THAT MAYBE I CAN'T PROVIDE MEALS FOR EVERYBODY THAT CALLS IN.
BUT THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU NEVER SAY NO,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THAT CONSTANT...
YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE.
THAT'S YOUR HEART. THAT INSPIRES ME.
AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE THING I WANNA TELL YOU,
IS I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU AS ANNE FERN.
MY REAL NAME IS ANNE BEILER.
UH, I'M A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMAN,
AND I'M THE FOUNDER OF AUNTIE ANNE'S SOFT PRETZELS.
OH.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ABOUT...
(laughter)
AUNTIE ANNE'S SOFT PRETZELS.
OH, GOD, I EAT THEM ALL THE TIME.
(laughter)
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
OH!
YOU HAVE SO INSPIRED ME.
UM, JUST THE ORGANIZATION
AND THE WAY YOU CARE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
UM, SO TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO MOVEABLE FEAST
A CHECK OF $35,000.
OH, MY GOD.
(exhales)
(applause)
OH, MAN.
THANK YOU.
(laughs)
OH, ANNE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS MY PLEASURE.
AND I'M JUST--I'M BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR DESIRE
AND YOUR PASSION.
AND EVERYBODY HERE COULD BE OFF DOING SOMETHING ELSE,
MAKING A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WORKING HERE.
AND LIKE I SAY TO EVERY ONE OF OUR, UH...
(voice breaking) EVERY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES,
UH, HAS A STORY WHY THEY'RE HERE
AND THEY'RE REALLY HERE BECAUSE OF OUR MISSION.
SO THANK YOU.
I'VE SPENT MY LIFE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE OSTRACIZED
AND WHO LIVE ON THE EDGE OF SOCIETY
AND WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.
SO TO SEE SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE SO GENEROUS
REALLY OVERWHELMS ME,
AND MAKES ME VERY EMOTIONAL.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW INSPIRATIONAL
THIS HAS BEEN FOR ME.
I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
(applause)
KEEP SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
IT JUST GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.
THERE IS NOTHING GREATER THAN TO HELP SOMEBODY IN NEED.
IT'S... AWESOME.
♪♪
THIS WEEK, IT WAS MORE THAN JUST GIVING MONEY.
I WAS ABLE TO LOVE PEOPLE
AND HUG THEM AND CONNECT WITH THEM,
AND THAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGED ME.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE DOING SO MANY GOOD THINGS.
LET'S JUST LOOK FOR THEM. LET'S FIND THEM,
AND SUPPORT THEM IN SOME--SOME WAY.
THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
UM...
(laughs) THAT'S IT.
♪♪